History Research Guide: British History

Full-text peer-reviewed articles on world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from the 15th century to the present

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using this EBSCO database.

Full-text historical periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth on a variety of topics from a British perspective

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using British Periodicals.

Archive of historic digitized resources from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Europe (Updated weekly)

Reference collection of primary and secondary sources as well as journal articles, including peer-reviewed essays, covering daily life from 10,000 BC to the present

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Daily Life Through History.

Full-text articles, primary source documents, biographies, timelines, editorial cartoons, and statistics covering the great debates and conflicts in U.S. and world history and including every region of the world from antiquity to present

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Issues and Controversies in History.

Single-search of the full-text of The New York Times (1851-2014), The Washington Post (1877-2002), The Baltimore Sun (1837-1993), The Guardian ‎(1791-2003), The Observer‎ (1791-2003), and Chicago Defender (1909-2010), including full page and article images

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

Scholarly collection of documents searchable by region or culture covering indigenous people's cultural and social lives

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using eHRAF World Cultures.

Full-text resources and videos on folk art, festivals, folk music, love stories, riddles, and more

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using World Folklore and Folklife.

Full-text primary sources from the 15th to the 21st centuries covering area studies, cultural studies, empires, ethnic studies, history, politics, literature, theatre, war, and more

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using AM Explorer.

E-books of essays published from 1902 to the present on political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, music, and more

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Cambridge Histories.

Extensive full-text collection of early English books, including titles by John Locke, Captain John Smith, William Shakespeare, and others

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using EEBO.

Full-text e-books on the humanities covering culture, history, literature, and more

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using ACLS Humanities Ebooks.

Extensive collection of e-books on a wide variety of topics

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Ebook Central (ProQuest).

Extensive collection of e-books on a wide variety of topics

Critically acclaimed documentaries exploring human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century, covering Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania